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Gréco
CASADESUS (b.
1951) Suppléments
d'Âme for soprano, string quartet and double-bass (2008) [11:49]
Pierre-André ATHANÉ (b.
1950) String Quartet No. 1 (2007) [17:19] Baudime
JAM (b. 1972) Les Horizons perdus for mezzo
and string quartet (2007) [36:51] 
Hermine Huguenel (mezzo); Lys Nordet (soprano); Daniel Grimonprez (double-bass);
Prima Vista Quartet (Elzbieta Gladys (violin 1); Carine le Calvez (violin
2); Baudime Jam (viola); Gwendeline Lumaret (cello)) rec. Clermont-Ferrand,
13-16 February 2009. DDD full track-list below
OPUS MILLÉSIME GCK 20091 [62:10] 
[RB]
Honeyed
melos … engaging ebb and flow... see Full
Review
Erik
CHISHOLM
(1904-1965)
Music for Piano - Volume 5 Piobaireachd for solo piano (undated)
[24:29] Sonatina No.5 (undated) [6:07] Sonatina No.6 (1946)
[6:54] Cameos (1926) [10:01] Sonatina Ecossaise (1929
rev. 1951) [10:51] Harris Dance (undated) [3:36] Tango (1926)
[3:04] Sonata Electra (undated) [4:35] Dance Bacchanal
(1924) [4:42] Murray
McLachlan (piano) rec. 18 -22 December 2006 Whiteley Hall, Chetham's
School of Music, Manchester
DIVINE ART DIVERSIONS DDV 24140 [74:37] 
[JF]
A
fine production and essential for enthusiasts of British piano music.
... see Full Review
Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano Music
Maria João Pires
(piano) rec. 2008
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4777483 [56:20 + 70:01][MC] 
Enthralling
and beautifully played ... see Full
Review
Carson
COOMAN (b. 1982)
Enchanted Tracings
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Kirk Trevor rec.
2004-8
ARTEK AR00472 [66:12][BBr]
Well
worth investigating ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Aaron COPLAND (1900
- 1990)
Dance Panels (1959) [29:00] Eight Songs of Emily Dickinson (1948-50
orch. 1960s) [21:13] Short Symphony (1933) [15:55]
Helene Schneiderman (mezzo) Orchestra of St. Luke's/Dennis Russell
Davies rec. no information given - original release MusicMasters 1992
NIMBUS NI2545 [66:47] [NB]
A
life-enhancing disc of the highest possible quality ... see Full
Review
Aaron COPLAND
(1900-1990)
Music for the Theatre (1925) [22:25] Quiet City (1940) [10:02] Music
for Movies (1942) [17:57] Clarinet Concerto (1948) [16:36]
William Blount (clarinet) Orchestra of St. Luke's/Dennis Russell
Davies rec. 1988 NIMBUS
NI 2522 [66:56]
[JW]
A
winner ... see Full Review
Bernhard
Henrik CRUSELL
(1775-1838)
Fantasy on Swedish National Melodies Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Septet (arr. for wind instruments by
Crusell) Östgöta
Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Olof Boman rec. 2007
STERLING CDS-1080-2 [55:41]
[JW]
Buoyant
and engaging ... see Full Review
Félicien
César DAVID (1810 -
1876) Le
Désert Bruno
Lazzaretti (tenor); Oliver Pascalin (speaker); Chor der St-Hedwigs-Kathedrale,
Berlin/Roland Bader Berlin RSO/Guido Maria Guida
rec. 1989 CAPRICCIO
5017 [51:19] [RB]
David
is well served here ... see Full
Review
Léo
DELIBES
(1836-1891) Coppélia
(1870) [86:32] Sylvia - Suite (1876) [16:18] Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Daphnis et Chloé - Suite
No.2 (1912) [16:36] L'Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet rec. April 1957 (Coppélia);
April 1959 (Sylvia); November 1960 (Daphnis et Chloé), Victoria
Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. ADD DECCA
ELOQUENCE 480 0083 [62:18 + 57:29] 
[PL]
Idiomatic,
distinctly danceable ... see Full
Review
Gaetano DONIZETTI
(1797-1848) La
Figlia del Reggimento, Lucia di Lammermoor, L'Elisir
d'amore, Poliuto, Maria di Rohan
various orchestras
& conductors, rec. 1988/9
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92462 [10 CDs: c.512:00]
[RJF]
Worth
the bargain price to hear the two more rarely performed works included
... see Full Review
Maurice DURUFLÉ (1902-1986)
Requiem Jean-Jacques
GRUNENWALD (1911-1982) Psalm
129
Vasari Singers/Jeremy Backhouse rec. 2008
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD163 [74:08][WH]
One
of the most beautiful works in the choral repertoire ... see Full
Review
Petr
EBEN (1929-2007)
Piano Trio (1986) see
Fiala
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John ECCLES (c.1668-1735) The Judgment of Paris
etc.
Early Opera Company/Christian Curnyn
rec. 2008
CHANDOS CHAN0759 [62.14][RH]
A
forgotten gem which deserves to be rediscovered ... see Full
Review
Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Violin Concerto
etc. Yehudi Menuhin
(violin); New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult rec. 1965-76
EMI CLASSICS 3821562 [80:17][EM]
Some
important Elgar recordings ... see Full
Review
Sir
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Symphony
1 see Hallé Centenary
Concert
Manuel de FALLA
(1876-1946) El
Amor Brujo (1915) [22:08] Noches en los jardines de Espana (1916)
[21:48] Nan Merriman
(mezzo); William Kapell (piano) New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra/Leopold
Stokowski rec. live, Carnegie Hall, New York, 21 March 1948 (Amor);
13 November 1949 (Noches). Mono. ADD
PRISTINE XR PASC 174 [44:44]
[RB]
Of
great interest to enthusiasts of Stokowski, Kapell and de Falla... see
Full Review
Howard
FERGUSON (1908-1999) Piano
Concerto Gerald FINZI (1901-1956) Eclogue Frederick
AUSTIN (1872-1952) Piano Concertino Alan
RAWSTHORNE (1905-1971) Piano Concerto 1 Mark
Bebbington (piano) City of Birmingham SO/Howard Williams rec.
2008 SOMM
CD 241 [69:40] [RB]
Stimulating
... not short on fascination ... see Full
Review
Petr
FIALA
(b.1943)
Trio for violin, cello and piano (1980) [13:57] Sylvie
BODOROVÁ (b.1954) Megiddo per violino, violoncello
e pianoforte (2001) [11:33] Petr EBEN
(1929-2007) Piano Trio (1986) [19:46]
Puella Trio rec. 2009
ARCO DIVA UP 0114-2131 [45:28]
[JW]
Rewards
far outweigh short playing time ... see Full
Review
Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956) Earth
and Air and Rain,Till Earth outwears,I said to
Love,A Young Man's Exhortation,Before and After
Summer Martyn
Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano)
rec. 1984 HYPERION
DYAD CDD22070 [59:58
+ 60:00] [RB]
Commands
an eminent place in the market ... see Full
Review
Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956) Eclogue see
FERGUSON
Gerald
FINZI (1901 - 1956) Five Bagatelles see BRITISH
CLARINET MUSIC
Arthur
FOOTE (1853-1937) Francesca
da Rimini,
Serenade, Four Character Pieces after the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
Suite Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz
rec. 1997-2007 NAXOS AMERICAN
CLASSICS 8.559365 [59:20] [WK]
A
must for those seeking a truly unique musical personality ... see Full
Review
Richard
FRANCK (1858-1938) Orchestral Music
Württembergische
Philharmonie Reutlingen/Christopher Fifield rec. 2008
STERLING CDS1078-2 [69:09][JQ]
Enjoyable,
skilful and attractive music ... see Full
Review
George
GERSHWIN
(1898-1937)
Second Rhapsody, Rhapsody in Blue, Piano concerto,
I Got Rhythm Variations
Joshua Pierce (piano) Slovak RSO/Kirk Trevor rec. 2001-7
MSR CLASSICS MS1265 [72:02]
[NB]
Only
for Gershwin fans determined to have every possible edition ... see
Full Review
Cecil
Armstrong GIBBS (1889 - 1960) Three Pieces see BRITISH
CLARINET MUSIC
Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936)
Orchestral works USSR
Symphony Orchestra/Evgeny Svetlanov rec. 1961-1990
THE ANTHOLOGY OF RUSSIAN SYMPHONY MUSIC SVET 27-32/18 [6 CDs: 75:58
+ 75:12 + 64:14 + 71:43 + 62:56 + 56:31]
[RMay]
A
great deal of enjoyment derived from Svetlanov's commitment ...
see Full Review
Howard
GOODALL (b. 1958) Choral works
Choir of Christ
Church Cathedral; Oxford/Stephen Darlington rec. 1994-6
UNIVERSAL 4763331 [61:46][JQ]
An
appealing collection of attractive pieces ... see Full
Review
Morton
GOULD (1913-1996) Fall River Legend see
American
Ballets
Jean-Jacques
GRUNENWALD (1911-1982) Psalm
129 see DURUFLÉ
Christopher
GUNNING
(b. 1944)
Symphonies 3 & 4, Oboe Concerto
Verity Gunning (oboe) Royal PO/Christopher Gunning rec. 2008
CHANDOS CHAN10525 [66:53]
[GH]
Fine
symphonies in the British Tradition, wonderfully played, clearly
recorded ... see Full Review
Haflidi
HALLGRIMSSON (b. 1941) Concerto
for Cello and Orchestra; Herma
Truls Mørk (cello); Scottish Chamber Orchestra/John Storgårds rec. 2007
ONDINE ODE1133-2
[57:21][GH]
Challenging,
subtle and interesting ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Israel
in Ägypten (arr. Felix Mendelssohn)
Rheinische Kantorei; Das Kleine Konzert/Herman Max rec. live 2001
CPO 777 222-2 [43.44 + 39.16]
[RH]
Utterly
fascinating as a window on early Handel performance practice ...
see Full Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) The
People Shall Hear!
Carolyn Sampson (soprano); The Bach Choir; The English Concert/David
Hill rec. 2008 BIS-SACD-1736
[61:02][GF]
Wanting
a cross-section of Handel’s best choral music? Look no further … see
Full Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685 -
1759) Music
for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music, Coronation Anthems, Dixit
Dominus Janet
Baker, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Ch Kings College, Cambridge;
English CO/Philip Ledger, David Willcocks London SO, Prague CO/Sir
Charles Mackerras
rec. 1965-82 EMI
CLASSICS 2643382 [79.45 + 76.43] [RH]
Fireworks
apart, nothing that has not been done better elsewhere ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Ezio Sonia
Prina (soprano) Ann Hallenberg (mezzo soprano) Il Complesso Barocco/Alan
Curtis rec. 2008 ARCHIV
PRODUKTION 477 8073 [3 CDs: 67:56 + 61:08 + 57:45] [JW]
One
for a specialist Handelian ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Solo
Cantatas & Opera Arias Jochen
Kowalski (alto) Axel Köhler (alto) Veronika Winter (soprano)
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Das Kleine Konzert/Hermann Max,
Handelfestspielorchester des Opernhauses Halle/Howard Arman rec.
1988-2005 PHOENIX
EDITION 404 [3 CDs: 53.04 + 55.45 + 66.02] [RH]
Some
strong performances and some unsatisfactory ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Alexander's Feast, Concerto
Felicity Palmer (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Stephen Roberts
(bass) Stockholm Bach Ch, Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
rec. 1977 TELDEC DAS
ALTE WERK 2564 69056-2 [56:55 + 39:48]
[BW]
A
very decent performance but not top of the list ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Theodora
Arnold Schoenberg Ch, Concentus musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt rec.
1990 TELDEC DAS ALTE
WERK 2564 69056-4 [64:43 + 68:00]
[GF]
Not
as immediately appealing as some but worth anyone's acquaintance … see Full
Review
Raymond
HANSON (1913-1976) Violin Sonata,
Three Fancies, Idyll, An Etching, Legende, Portrait of Australia
Susan Collins (violin) David Miller (piano) rec. 2007?
TALL POPPIES TP197 [60:46]
[JW]
Never
dull ... see Full Review
Johann Adolf HASSE
(1699-1783)
Requiem, Miserere
Greta De Reyghere (soprano); Susanna Moncayo von Hase (contralto); Ian
Honeyman (tenor); Dirk Snellings (bass) Il Fondamento/Paul Dombrecht
rec, 1992 NAÏVE
OP30464 [74:09]
[JV]
A
perfect opportunity to get acquainted with the music of Hasse ...
see Full Review
Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:37 (ante 1780) [11:53] Sonata in G major,
Hob. XVI:27 (ante 1776) [11:37] Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:35 (ante
1780) [13:32] Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23 (1773) [15:10] Parthia
in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:Es3 (attrib) (c.1764) [8:26] Divertimento
in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46 (ante 1788) [13:35]
Richard Lester (fortepiano) rec. March 2008.
NIMBUS NI 5847 [74:23]
[GPu]
A
valuable perspective on some fine, and still underrated, music …
see Full Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1785-1850) Harmoniemesse, Cantata “Qual
dubbio ormai”, Te Deum Eva
Mei (soprano); Elisabeth von Magnus (contralto); Herbert Lippert
(tenor); Oliver Widmer (bass) Concentus musicus Wien, Arnold
Schoenberg Choir/Nikolaus Harnoncourt rec. 1998 DAS
ALTE WERK 2564 690552 [66:00] [JFL]
Flexible
phrasing, a very lively reading despite slower tempi ... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) String
Quartet ('The Seven Last Words') Leipziger
Streichquartett
rec. 2008 MUSIKPRODUKTION
DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG90715506 [66.08] [JFL]
A
slicker version with slightly greater unison and more polish ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Muriel HERBERT (1897-1984) Songs Ailish
Tynan (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) David Owen Norris (piano)
rec. 2008 LINN
CKD335 [63:27] [JF]
One
of my major musical discoveries of 2009 ... see Full
Review
Alun
HODDINOTT (1929-2008) Four Welsh Dances see Welsh
Dances
Alan
HOVHANESS (1911-2000)
Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 22
Janos Starker (cello); Seattle Symphony/Dennis Russell Davies rec. 1992-9
NAXOS 8.559158 [60.49][RB]
Spare
and rare … lush-plush mystical .... see Full
Review
Herbert
HOWELLS (1892-1983)
Howells
from Hereford The
Choir of Hereford Cathedral/Geraint Bowen Peter Dyke (organ) rec. 20-22
January 2009, Hereford Cathedral
REGENT REGCD316 [74:12]
[JF]
An
essential CD for all Howells enthusiasts ... see
Full Review
William
Yeates HURLSTONE (1876 - 1906) Four Characteristic Pieces
see BRITISH CLARINET MUSIC
John
IRELAND
(1879-1962) Mai-Dun
(1921) [11:04] The Forgotten Rite (1913/18) [7:09] Satyricon
Overture (1944/46) [8:45] The Overlanders Suite (1946/47) (arr.
Sir Charles Mackerras) [19:27] A London Overture (1936) [12:14]
Epic March (1942) [8:18]
Hallé Orchestra/John Wilson rec. 24-25 March 2007, BBC Studio
7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England. DDD
HALLÉ CD HLL 7523[67:41] [MC]
Wilson
and the Hallé on splendid form ... see Full
Review
John
IRELAND (1879-1962) Piano Trios etc.
Gould Piano Trio
rec. 2008 NAXOS 8.570507
[60:34][MC]
A
pleasure to review … will enhance any collection ... see Full
Review
Baudime
JAM (b. 1972) Les Horizons perdus for mezzo
and string quartet see
Casadesus
Joseph
JOACHIM (1831-1907) Variations see
BRAHMS
Daniel
JONES (1912-1993) Dance Fantasy see Welsh
Dances
Aram
KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)
Concerto-Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra;
Violin Concerto
Nicholas Koeckert (violin); Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra/José Serebrier rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.570988 [64:05][WK]
Searching
and moving ... see Full Review
Ståle
KLEIBERG (b. 1958) Concerto for
Violin and Orchestra; Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
Marianne Thorsen (violin); Göran Sjölin (double-bass); Trondheim Symfoniorkester/Daniel
Reuss rec. 2007-8
2L59
[50:54][RB]
Passion
and impressionistic panache ... see Full
Review
Joonas
KOKKONEN (1921-1996)
Piano works Janne Mertanen
(piano) rec. 1998 ALBA
ABCD127 [46:31]
[RB]
Kokkonen:
modernism with lyricism. Meriläinen: uncompromising dissonance
... see Full Review
Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957) The
Prince and the Pauper Moscow
SO/William Stromberg rec. 2008 TRIBUTE
TFC-1006 [65:20] [IL]
For
Korngold fans this is a must ... see Full
Review
Lars-Erik
LARSSON (1908-1986) Senhöstblad, String
Quartets 1-3 Stenhammar
Qt
rec. 2008 DAPHNE
1035 [72:11] [BBr]
The
Stenhammar Quartet plays magnificently … see Full
Review
Jón LEIFS
(1899-1968) Scherzo concreto,
Quintet,Variazioni pastorale, Elegies
Thórunn Gudmundsdóttir (mezzo); Rut Ingólfsdóttir
(violin) Reykjavík CO/Bernharthur Wilkinson. rec. 2002-5
SMEKKLEYSA SMK46 [54:50]
[RB]
Hot
as a furnace & cold as ice ... see Full
Review
Pietro
Antonio LOCATELLI (1695-1764) Introduttioni
Teatrali & Concerti Raglan
Baroque Players/Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin, director) rec.
1996 HYPERION
DYAD CDD22064 [34:36 + 64:01] [GPu]
Attractive
performances of some individually conceived music … see Full
Review
Charles
Harford LLOYD (1849 - 1919) Suite in the
Old Style see
BRITISH CLARINET MUSIC
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